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FINGER RING. No; 278,959. Patented June 5,1883.

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HEINRICH HENRIOH,OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ROSA I OF SAME PLACE.

UNITED STATES FINGER-RING.

PATENT OFFICE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,959, dated Jnne 5,1883.

Application filed October 30, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HEINRICH HENRICH, of the city, coimty, and State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in OrnamentingFinger-Rings and other Art-icles of Jewelry, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a ring to which my improvement has beenapplied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the ring before the side pieces are applied. Fig. 4 is afront eleva tion of the same, showing one side piece applied and insection. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of one of the side pieces.Fig.6 is a view showing the outer side of one of the side pieces. Fig.'7 is a view showing the inner side of the same. Fig. 8 is a sectionalview of the same, taken through the line as m, Fig. 6.

The object of this invention is to facilitate the ornamentation offinger-rings and other articles of jewelry.

The invention consists-in a finger-ring made with separate side pieces,having grooves in their inner sides to receive the shank of the ring,and grooves in their outer sides, in which are inserted separateornamental strips or bars, whereby the side pieces can be formed in asolid piece, and the ring and side pieces can ,be polished or lappedbefore the strips are introduced, and the strips may also be ornamentedbefore they are applied to the ring, as

will be hereinafter fully described.

A is the head of a ring, to the side edges of which are secured the endsof the shank B. C

are the side pieces, each of which is made innomically applied,and therewill be no solder at the surface of the ring. In the outer sides of theside pieces, 0, are formed dovetailed grooves E, into which are fittedstrips F, the exterior surface of which may be engraved or otherwiseornamented prior to insertion within the grooves E. For the economicalformation of jewelry the strips may, if desired, be made by lapping thering.

in long bars, and ornamented either by handengraving or by machine,after which the bars may be cut into suitable lengths and then insertedin the grooves of the ring. With this construction the side pieces, 0,can be'made separate, applied to the shank B, and polished or lapped inconnection with the head A and the said shank B, and can then have thestrips F inserted, so that the engraving or other ornamentation of thestrip F will not be affected The strips F can be i11- serted in inclineddirections, as shown in Fig. 2, or lengthwise with the shank, orcrosswise with the said shank, as may be desired.

Although my invention is herein shown as applied for use onfinger-rings, it will readily be understood that it may also be usedwith equal facility in the production of all kinds of jewelry in whichit is desired to execute the lapping or polishing of the body of thearticle *without injury to the special ornamentation thereof.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent-- 1. A finger-ring having its ornamental side piecesmade separate from the shank and head and provided with grooves in theirinners'urfaces to receive the said shank, and rigidly secured thereto,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The side pieces of a ring or other article of jewelry, constructedwith grooves in their inner surfaces to receive the shank, and withgrooves in their outer surfaces to receive ornamental strips,substantially as herein shown *and described.

3. The combination, with the grooved side pieces, 0, of the ornamentalstrips, substantially as herein shown and described, whereby thesurfaces of the ring or other jewelry and of the strips can beindependently finished, as set forth.

4. The combination, with the shank B, of the side pieces, 0, havingtheir inner surfaces provided with the grooves D and their outersurfaces with the dovetail grooves E, and the ornamental strips F,fitting in said grooves E, 100 substantially as herein shown anddescribed.

HEINRICH HENRICH.

W'itnesses JAMES T. GRAHAM, C. SEDGWICK.

